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Foundation Express: Edit Constraints option greyed out; cannot access Constraints GUI


Record #2220

Product Family: Software

Product Line: Synopsys

Product Part: FPGA Express

Problem Title:
Foundation Express: Edit Constraints option greyed out; cannot access Constraints GUI


Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard

The Constraints GUI in Foundation Express is not available with Demo, Base or
University Student licenses. It is only available for Standard or University
Professor licenses.

This spreadsheet is accessed by first hilighting an Implementation or
Optimization in the Chips window. Then select Synthesis -> Edit Constraints or right click and choose Edit Constraints (Implementation) or View Results
(Optimization).

If this option is greyed out, there are two possible causes:


Solution 1:

If you have a Standard or University Professor license, then this feature has
not been added to your license. (Xilinx Solution 3480) describes the ways to
access this license feature.



Solution 2:

If you have a Demo, Base or University Student license, this spreadsheet is not available to you. The only way to access this GUI is to update the license.




End of Record #2220 - Last Modified: 05/14/98 08:42

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